tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5661262018494031665..comments2024-03-28T07:24:00.582-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Lady in Spenser's Faerie Queene / TUE 7-5-16 / Retroactively at law / Magic johnson's real first nameRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57449837716375161252016-11-23T06:16:51.763-05:002016-11-23T06:16:51.763-05:00I want to thank Dr.Agbazara for his job in my fami...I want to thank Dr.Agbazara for his job in my family, this is man who left me and the kids for another woman without any good reasons, i was pain and confuse,till one day when i was browsing through the internet with my computer then i saw Dr.Agbazara contact, then i contaced him and he help me cast a reunion spell, since I then the situation has changed, everything is moving well, my husband who left me is now back to his family. reach DR.AGBAZARA TEMPLE via email if you have any relationship problem at: <br /><br />( agbazara@gmail.com ) <br />OR whatsapp or call him on +2348104102662Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75616737941161498932016-09-10T00:52:52.745-04:002016-09-10T00:52:52.745-04:00Just few weeks ago I saw a comment about Dr. Ekpen...Just few weeks ago I saw a comment about Dr. Ekpen Temple, someone talking about how he has help him in his relationship break up, I also contacted him because i was facing the same problem in my relationship, today i can boldly recommend Dr. Ekpen Temple to someone who is also facing break up in his or her relationship to contact him for help today because he has help me restore my relationship back to normal, here is he contact details (ekpentemple@gmail.com) or whatsapp him on +2347050270218Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314344340595882285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20452794173038413812016-08-09T22:22:09.231-04:002016-08-09T22:22:09.231-04:00@D,LIW - maybe it was ELO since you're Waiting...@D,LIW - maybe it was ELO since you're Waiting (for the operator on the line) AND you're a Sweet Talkin' Woman. Slow down, don't know what I,m gonna do. <br />(Yeah, I do. Have another brew.)rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85404900542360479192016-08-09T21:51:59.315-04:002016-08-09T21:51:59.315-04:00Oh gosh. Thot I was done for the day. but...
@S...Oh gosh. Thot I was done for the day. but...<br /><br />@Spacey - re PLO - were you thinking SLO? (Symbionese Liberation Front) ala Patty Hearst?<br /><br />PLO is mid-eastern org. It's late. We're all tired.<br /><br />Diana, Waiting to RetireDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48031493715828566282016-08-09T21:20:05.471-04:002016-08-09T21:20:05.471-04:00@rainy: OMG I just discovered my DNF! I was thinki...@rainy: OMG I just discovered my DNF! I was thinking "kestrel" and never changed it. My bad. Well still, that just made it a tap-in par instead of a scrambling par. PLO: at least I've heard of that, though not for several decades. Patty and the Stockholm Syndrome. Yeesh.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39031910852301230152016-08-09T20:27:47.066-04:002016-08-09T20:27:47.066-04:00@rondo, I guess I'll have to find the old NoEx...@rondo, I guess I'll have to find the old NoEx episodes and watch them again - I can't remember the one you referenced, even after reading a full synopsis of it on the Internet. Though I may have come in on the series after season 2.<br /><br />@rainforest, Gordon Lightfoot must like writing songs about OLD SEA DOGS; "Protocol" on the Summertime Dream album talks about them also!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78593866996389560872016-08-09T20:18:58.404-04:002016-08-09T20:18:58.404-04:00Five weeks later, and not one single solitary comp...Five weeks later, and not one single solitary complaint about DJSETS, either from Rex or a reader? That was as GREENPAINTy and awful an answer as I have ever seen.<br /><br />To the extent that a Google search shows that "DJ sets" might be a thing at all, it is as a set of equipment that a DJ uses to play music, NOT the music mixes at a nightclub. Those mixes are simply "sets".<br /><br />Awful.Bananafishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32558383815787730502016-08-09T19:26:50.524-04:002016-08-09T19:26:50.524-04:00Per @Ellen's comment on @Teedmn's pronunci...Per @Ellen's comment on @Teedmn's pronunciation observation (Brawd vs. Brode) - Eli Broad of Kaufman & Broad recently opened a museum, free of charge, in LA called, wait for it, The Broad. (rhymes with road)<br /><br />'sall<br /><br />Diana, not a robot, but a ladyDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43027588482012295632016-08-09T19:21:49.592-04:002016-08-09T19:21:49.592-04:00@Diana, LIW - As you may have gathered from the co...@Diana, LIW - As you may have gathered from the context, Eyepit is a term I Learned From Crosswords. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60560088375163852492016-08-09T19:14:58.593-04:002016-08-09T19:14:58.593-04:00@Rainy - I believe it originates from when you giv...@Rainy - I believe it originates from when you give up in war or to the police you put your hands up. (Put yer hands up parder!) Thus, when we throw up our hands we are giving up - or giving up to the task - you win! <br /><br />@Rondo - it might run on PETRAL, but I'll never tell. <br /><br />@Z - Eyepit. Must. Use. That. Today. "After the fight, his Eyepit was oozing."<br /><br />Lady, DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52963937837930300412016-08-09T16:47:11.299-04:002016-08-09T16:47:11.299-04:00I think I'll just throw up my hands... (Throws...I think I'll just throw up my hands... (Throws up hands. What exactly does that mean anyway?)<br /><br />For the edification of a few: Gordon Lightfoot on "The Ghosts Of Cape Horn" - "Come on you old rustic OLD SEA DOGs". Great song, btw.<br /><br />@Spacecraft - I searched and couldn't find a KLO in the puzzle. Did you inadvertently enter kETREL instead of PETREL?<br /><br />Interesting article referred to by @Numinous. I think the point could have been made in, say, 500 words rather than the published 3800.<br /><br />Liked the puzzle, especially the pun(s), and the theme in general. Good one. <br /><br />rain forest (somewhere on the non-binary spectrum, tending to cis-)rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5224207679283607202016-08-09T15:35:17.788-04:002016-08-09T15:35:17.788-04:00I was just about to figure out the revealer when L...I was just about to figure out the revealer when Lambo the Wild One (my cat) flew through the room like a deLorean, launched off my lap to the sofa, and flew to the top of the curio. Where he knows he shouldn't go. So I had to get the Fire Department (Mr. Waiting) to rescue him from his perch.<br /><br />By the time we were all back in our places with sunshiny faces, I forgot that I was looking for my puzzle TREASURE. Then came here and found out. It would have been twice as funny to suss it out myself. <br /><br />Had to guess in a couple of places, so I finished correctly but wouldn't call it a "solve," more like good luck. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46255295391451489812016-08-09T15:14:56.139-04:002016-08-09T15:14:56.139-04:00Calling it a groaner might be too kind, but nice t...Calling it a groaner might be too kind, but nice to see @spacey MAKEPAR with it. I can hear an actor like, say, William Bendix talkin’ ‘bout BROADS, who might also be found in Al Bundy’s magazine Big UNS. Yeah, that’s how it’s SPELT. Isn’t SPELT some sort of grain? Can we just have a NAAN-REFLEX day about puzzle answers? ARRR.<br /><br />Agree with others who point out ETTA James was more aligned with blue and R&B than jazz. Great voice no matter the genre. “At last . . .” On the NoEx soundtrack, BTW. From the episode where Rick gets hit by a satellite. Best. Show. Ever.<br /><br />Just watched a Maureen OHARA / John Wayne flick last night. Yeah baby for her time.<br /><br />@D,LIW, maybe your Delorean can fly around in time because it runs on PETREL??<br /><br />ASPER usual, a Tues-puz is unpredictable. And the YOLKS on us. CIAO.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44395631493145229802016-08-09T14:09:02.153-04:002016-08-09T14:09:02.153-04:00Lively, clever Tuesday by JM.
Clue/answer of the ...Lively, clever Tuesday by JM.<br /><br />Clue/answer of the day: MARXANDLENIN.<br /><br />Didn't remember, needed crosses: PETREL.<br /><br />Don't think ever heard of: EARLS court, DELA Soul,<br />"The YOLKS on you." (Not partial to puns.) More amusing was EX MARX DESPOT....<br /><br />Enjoyed this puzzle.<br /><br /><br />ARRR: My reaction to the STARR Report.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88543107551716312082016-08-09T12:57:55.629-04:002016-08-09T12:57:55.629-04:00I disagree with OFL on one point: the fill DOES su...I disagree with OFL on one point: the fill DOES suffer *too* much. I mean, come on now, KLO??? Really? ATS? UNS? NATL ATL? And what is an obscure STARR doing this early? This guy belongs to Friday, say, or Saturday. On Tuesday what's wrong with Bart or Ringo? Or even Brenda? OK, too old.<br /><br />The theme is a groaner, and I just skipped reading all about BROADS. Yeah yeah. Here's something to legitimize the word:*<br /><br />My doll is as dainty as a sparrow;<br />Her figure is something to applaud-ah;<br />Where she's narrow she's as narrow as an arrow,<br />And she's BROAD-ah where a BROAD-ah should be BahROhohohohoOAD-ah!<br /><br />I didn't like it all that much, but I guess it's a par because of theme density.<br /><br />*"Honey Bun," from South Pacific<br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30055817568320883502016-08-09T11:34:10.170-04:002016-08-09T11:34:10.170-04:00EXPOSTFACTO SELLER
ISLE say that TREASUREMAP is L...EXPOSTFACTO SELLER<br /><br />ISLE say that TREASUREMAP is LORE - <br />tattoo ART on ETTA’s auricles, I hear.<br />The OLDSEADOG GROVELed to see more,<br />but that BROAD’S charging a BUCCANEER.<br /><br />--- COL. EARVIN HUGO REINER<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31648866496424864982016-07-07T08:22:58.901-04:002016-07-07T08:22:58.901-04:00"Broads" could have been used in a very ..."Broads" could have been used in a very clever and pleasing way in this puzzle. "The Broads" are a series of navigable rivers in parts of England. If you are familiar with the "Swallows and Amazons" books, you would know. This use of the word would fit the puzzle's theme nicely. <br /><br />As a sailor, who read my son stories of boats and pirates, this puzzle was fun. I got treasure map right away and the "ex" in 17 across, so figured there had to be an "x marks the spot" somewhere. Call me cute, but I would have liked more pirate words like avast and ahoy.LTBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85955255800035953342016-07-06T00:12:41.980-04:002016-07-06T00:12:41.980-04:00Will could have used the movie with Liz Taylor and...Will could have used the movie with Liz Taylor and Debbie Reynolds (look it up on IMDb) made in the early 2000s called "These Old Broads." Problem solved!laura Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801382665829507000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39081850887139129062016-07-05T23:50:07.083-04:002016-07-05T23:50:07.083-04:00Sam Scott 1:02 It was broad jump when I was in HS ...Sam Scott 1:02 It was broad jump when I was in HS ('66) and long jump when I was in college ('70). Though you might like the corroboration.<br /><br />Dick 1:12 Editing to make things PC happens too often. A few years ago a teacher was reviewing a Regents Exam that asked students to identify the piece of work containing a passage. Turns out the passage as written was never in the work. The Regents Exam writer's altered the text to allay sensitivities. They promised to not do it again. I assume they no longer quote "offensive" passages from literary classics. Then again, those books are probably no longer assigned in high schools so such a question would be unfair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16357143559818759812016-07-05T17:29:46.024-04:002016-07-05T17:29:46.024-04:00@The Lavender Hill Broad - Hmm - TV was "inve...@The Lavender Hill Broad - Hmm - TV was "invented" in the 1920's so your assertion is not accurate. <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/?no-ist" rel="nofollow">Or maybe you think the Smithsonian just makes stuff up.</a> I imagine that picture of Franklin Roosevelt would be quite scandalous today. Sort of amazing how culture changes, ain't it.<br /><br />@M&A Help Desk - Naughty Naughty.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67624280130256259782016-07-05T17:21:51.582-04:002016-07-05T17:21:51.582-04:00Here's a thought, this collaborative scientifi...Here's a thought, <a href="https://www.broadinstitute.org" rel="nofollow">this collaborative scientific research institute involving Harvard and MIT</a> was established through the generosity of the BROADS, Eli and Edythe.George Baranyhttp://www.chem.umn.edu/groups/baranygp/puzzles/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26927851776541406632016-07-05T16:42:44.217-04:002016-07-05T16:42:44.217-04:00More literal revealer, "Map showing where Sad...More literal revealer, "Map showing where Saddam Hussein had buried himself."jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16685537804872195192016-07-05T16:31:39.559-04:002016-07-05T16:31:39.559-04:00No one has mentioned the best thing in the puzzle-...No one has mentioned the best thing in the puzzle- two first syllables, then the symmetry-breaking DESPOT, funny enough to justify its rulelessness. I just loved it!<br /><br />And Ken Starr was a timely anticipation of today's FBI report. jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39849284993399447442016-07-05T16:31:36.296-04:002016-07-05T16:31:36.296-04:00EX MARX DE SPOT???!!! How adorable! I found the ...EX MARX DE SPOT???!!! How adorable! I found the puzzle quite easy this a.m., but was too busy watching the women's quarterfinals on TV to go to the blog. Then I had several errands to run. So that now, looking at the blog belatedly, I see that once again I missed the theme. Didn't need it, of course, but it turns out to be the best part of the puzzle.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19355363740897883572016-07-05T15:47:05.485-04:002016-07-05T15:47:05.485-04:00@Z, pink was a 'girl color' before TV was ...@Z, pink was a 'girl color' before TV was invented.The Lavender Hill Broadnoreply@blogger.com